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Post by speedy1 on Jan 21, 2020 19:41:22 GMT
I've got a job I love, friends and family that love me as I do them things r going great but...
I'm getting restless I'm pushing it with my managers getting bolder and cheekier constantly testing the boundaries it's like I'm looking to get in trouble
I need a challenge
I'm thinking of setting up a business but in the job I'm in I've got a pension
I've had the job a year I've not been in a pension scheme til now (I'm 39 maybe left it a bit late)
Plus my bankruptcy from my last endeavour only ended last year
I'm not sure what I'm saying but I just feel like I'm destined for more
That sounds so egotistical I just mean I feel strongly driven to do something that will somehow validate my life
Does anyone know what I mean or what I'm searching for?
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Post by easilydistracted on Jan 21, 2020 20:45:27 GMT
Purpose!
Something that fires the enthusiasm, something new, novel, interesting, something that gets the blood going.
That's the positive... ( run to )
Then there's the not so positive... ( run from )
Something different, anything different, please God, I need to get off this effing hamster-wheel.
Hope you are option 1 - run to!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 13:21:03 GMT
Every day I still can't seem to find my place. Feel like I must be missing some crucial piece of the puzzle. This Disney quote sums it up quite well:
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Post by speedy1 on Jan 25, 2020 22:55:46 GMT
Is purpose actually obtainable?
Will I one day breathe a sigh of relief and say yep that'll do
Do u think Richard Branson is satisfied or do u think he's still searching?
Am I ever not gonna be a constant worry to my loved ones?
Or is it always gonna be that we're just waiting 4 the next self made disaster that's looming round the corner?
Will any of us ever find peace?
Do we even want a peaceful life? I mean it does sound a bit dull
Is it for the sake of our loved ones that we even try for a "normal existence"
What happens if we just cut loose and continue our dopamine quest?
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Post by mechagodzillanting on Mar 14, 2020 2:41:52 GMT
Purpose is obtainable. It's right there, amongst the clutter, between the naysayers, the concerns, the anxieties and the deep feelings of failure and past experiences which prevent our real ambitions from rising to the surface. I suppose you could say, *find yourself", but anecdotes and simple memes just don't cut it. But, if you can reduce the things which are most important to you, the things that interest you, make you happy, down to basic steps which place you in an environment where opportunities could arise, then you have put your foot in the right direction. I do feel that as long as your willing to let go of your inhibitions, and persue the things which motivate and stimulate you, doors begin to open. But you have to take the plunge,regardless of what your peers say. I'm sure you'll see fruits of your efforts early on... And don't look back.. 👍
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Post by ts28 on Mar 14, 2020 20:40:41 GMT
I feel the same. I am under 27 and have had 6 different jobs/ careers so far. I get bored and need another challenge regularly.
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Post by woodworker on Mar 31, 2020 12:24:20 GMT
Wow you sound like my inner voice lol.
I lost the best paid job I ever had a few years back by pushing the boundaries as you say and falling out with my directors. In the end I quit when I probably should of worked to repair the damage...I have a house with a low mortgage and a brilliant partner and young son but I'm just so bored and depressed when I really shouldn't be.
I also started my own business after leaving my last job and the potential is there to make fantastic money if I could only just be bothered to continue doing what I started,covid19 would of finished me off anyway but still, I just cant seem to get my backside in gear, I loose Interest quickly, get depressed and think what's the point in starting anything.. Its like a void that just can never be filled . Sorry I can't offer a solution but I can identify with you. If I could offer any advice it would be to say just keep on opening doors in the hope that eventually you find something that full fills your desires, even if it doesn't last forever. Gotta be Better than being stuck in the same rut all the time ?
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Post by speedy1 on Mar 31, 2020 19:54:46 GMT
If only we weren't blighted with procrastination
or have the staying power of a hobnob in a hot cuppa tea
Underachievers
My only purpose in society is 2 b an example 2 others on what happens if u: don't do ure paperwork push/test the boundaries bend/ignore the rules
At least that makes me a leader of sorts. I try it first and fuck it up then others follow tentatively in my footsteps but have the staying power 2 do a better job of it.
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Post by kermit on Jul 12, 2020 17:58:46 GMT
This has been me for the past 25 years! Having been fortunate enough to spend 3 years in a French school when I was a kid and subsequently also picked up Spanish and Italian, I've mostly had the sorts of career that looks amazing from the outside! Lots of travel, nice hotels and restaurants on expenses, but under the surface, I've been counting down the days to retirement ever since I started. The only time it feels good is when everything's going to crap, and I have to be totally, 100% focused to avert complete disaster! For some reason, I can go that, and will end up working 14 hour days without even noticing it, but as they say about war, it's 99% boredom, 1% off the scale adrenaline! The worst is if I don't have an active pipeline. That's when I really need to be putting the focus in, but I just can't bring myself to do it, so I end up getting stressed because I can't bring myself to get off my arse and do it, then I feel stressed when I eventually start doing it, because I then have to practically do the impossible just to try and catch up to where I should've been all along. My wife suggested I take up hobbies. I love photography, mountain biking and hill walking. Now I just resent work that bit more because it gets in the way of photography, mountain biking and hill walking! Still, I'm fifty this summer, and only got diagnosed with ADHD last week. I'm really hoping treatment might shake things up a bit!
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